Dani Zuchovicki

Programming & Curriculum Coordinator, The Hatchery

Chicago

Alongside The Hatchery team, Dani works to support entrepreneurs with providing them the tools and guidance to continue forging through the food and beverage industry. After developing a love for all things food at an early age, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Food Studies and an associate’s degree in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America. Beginning her journey with food, Dani began cooking at a local farm to table restaurant in Red Hook, NY followed by shifting a local farm into a retail store producing their own takeaway meals and hosting local brands. Fascinated by the burgeoning food space happening in Chicago, she took a position at Girl and the Goat, teaching her about exceptional fine dining techniques with high volume production and efficiency. Leaving the restaurant industry behind her, Dani moved to a small culinary school to help create a cooking curriculum for children, instilling her love for sharing food knowledge.